SaxTuner: Sax Tuner & Theory

SaxTuner is a practice companion built for saxophonists: a precise tuner, a drone for tuning by ear, a play-along band for chord progressions, fingering charts and music theory quizzes - all in one app.

TUNER MADE FOR SAXOPHONE
• Fast, accurate microphone tuner with a clear needle and cents readout
• Transposing display for Eb (alto, baritone) and Bb (soprano, tenor) saxophones - see the written note you actually read
• Adjustable A4 calibration, response speed and a reference tone
• A strip of recently played notes

DRONE FOR TUNING BY EAR
• Sustained drone on any note and octave
• Add a fifth, third or octave, in just or equal temperament
• Several timbres: drone pipes, organ, pure tone
• Auto-drone in quizzes plays the root of the current question

CHORD PROGRESSIONS WITH A BAND
• Write chords bar by bar or pick from dozens of progressions: ii-V-I, 12-bar blues, rhythm changes, pop, bossa, funk, reggae, ska…
• Backing band in 16 styles from swing and bossa nova to funk, reggae, samba and disco - bass, piano, guitar, drums, metronome
• A generated solo written in notation for soprano, alto, tenor or baritone sax (also flute, clarinet, trumpet)
• Tempo trainer that speeds up every pass, loop any bars, count-in, adjustable song length
• Pentatonic suggestion for improvising over the changes
• Import and export iReal Pro links, ChordPro and plain text; share or export to PDF

SAXOPHONE FINGERING CHARTS
• Clear diagrams across the whole range, with alternate, side-key, bis and chromatic fingerings

MUSIC THEORY QUIZZES
• 5 levels from Beginner to Expert
• Triads and seventh chords, inversions, chord symbols, notes and octaves, key signatures, scales and church modes, intervals and fingerings
• Answer by picking or by typing notes; statistics show your progress

NO ACCOUNT
• No sign-up; works offline
• Results and settings stay on your device
• The microphone is used only for live pitch detection - nothing is recorded or sent
• Anonymous usage statistics and crash reports (Firebase) help us improve the app

SAXTUNER PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION)
• All features are free. The free version shows a banner ad; SaxTuner Pro removes the ads and supports further development
• Auto-renewable subscription, monthly or yearly; the price is shown in the app before purchase
• The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your store account settings
• Privacy Policy: https://saxtuner.com/privacy.html

Happy practising!